Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our busy and dynamic Echo Team at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking to recruit with a fully accredited BSE Cardiac physiologist at Band 7 or a Band 6 with recent exposure to Echo, working towards BSE accreditation.
This post would suit an individual looking to enhance their knowledge and develop specialist echocardiographic skills. Our internationally renowned Cardiothoracic Directorate provides secondary and tertiary Cardiac and transplantation services to the North of England and beyond. The successful applicant will therefore be working at the cutting edge of echocardiography within this setting. Our Echo Department is BSE accredited and has a strong emphasis on individual professional development through participation in weekly echo meetings reviewing interesting and challenging cases and attendance at monthly educational meetings.
This is a Trustwide post therefore the post holder will be required to work across both of our sites (Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital), although a base will be agreed on appointment.
- Interview Date Wednesday 04 February 2026
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
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Main duties of the job
This post holder should be a BSE accredited cardiac physiologist, independently scanning and reporting or a Band 6 Cardiac Physiologist due to complete BSE accreditation. The successful applicant would be expected to perform a range of highly complex diagnostic echocardiograms such as complex inherited cardiomyopathies, oncology patients, stroke, high risk patients (intensive care setting) on adults with a broad spectrum of pathology. The department has physiology lead valve clinics along with assisting in transesophageal echocardiography and stress echocardiology and the post holder is expected to participate in these services.
The successful applicant will be expected to assistant in the training of junior staff along with medical staff with an interest in Echocardiography.
About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
Band 6
- Participate in the delivery of a specialist clinical service and deliver a high standard of care to all patients.
- Participate in the on-call rota, providing a 24-hour emergency service for cardiac catheterisation labs and pacing /ICD problems for adult and paediatric patients.
- Rotate through sections of Cardiac Services department to build and maintain a body of specialist knowledge and apply this to practice.
- Continue theoretical and practical training via experiential learning and designated advanced course attendances in order to further develop a specialist area of practice.
- Contribute to the delivery of training within the department.
Band 7
- Specialist in acquiring, interpreting and reporting ultrasound images.
- To provide a broad range of specialist cardiac ultrasound investigations (including standard transthoracic, stress, contrast, CRT assessment and optimization and assistance in transoesophageal studies) as an autonomous practitioner on a day-to-day basis that are essential in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
- To train a wide variety of staff groups in the specialist techniques of diagnostic cardiac ultrasound.
- To be flexible in working within other areas as appropriate, when service needs demand.
- Contribute to the delivery of training within the department.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Band 6
- Participate in the delivery of a specialist clinical service and deliver a high standard of care to all patients.
- Participate in the on-call rota, providing a 24-hour emergency service for cardiac catheterisation labs and pacing /ICD problems for adult and paediatric patients.
- Rotate through sections of Cardiac Services department to build and maintain a body of specialist knowledge and apply this to practice.
- Continue theoretical and practical training via experiential learning and designated advanced course attendances in order to further develop a specialist area of practice.
- Contribute to the delivery of training within the department.
Band 7
- Specialist in acquiring, interpreting and reporting ultrasound images.
- To provide a broad range of specialist cardiac ultrasound investigations (including standard transthoracic, stress, contrast, CRT assessment and optimization and assistance in transoesophageal studies) as an autonomous practitioner on a day-to-day basis that are essential in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
- To train a wide variety of staff groups in the specialist techniques of diagnostic cardiac ultrasound.
- To be flexible in working within other areas as appropriate, when service needs demand.
- Contribute to the delivery of training within the department.
Person Specification
Meets All Band 6 Criteria
Essential
- BSc (Hons) in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or equivalent
- Post graduate qualification (or equivalent experience) in either echocardiography or cardiac rhythm management (e.g., British Society of Echocardiography adult accreditation or Heart Rhythm UK accreditation) or working towards full completion
- RCCP (Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists) voluntary registration or equivalent i.e., HCPC or AHCS
- Immediate Life Support certification
- Post-qualification experience as a Cardiac Physiologist with evidence of continuing professional development and demonstrable competency in: Ability to interpret ECG data and write a report of findings on ambulatory ECG recording. Ability to set up and use hemodynamic recording and monitoring equipment in cardiac catheterization laboratory, including IABP set up and operation. Ability to provide technical expertise at pacemaker implant and undertake pacemaker follow up or ability to perform echocardiograms with assisted reporting. Ability to supervise exercise stress testing
- Experience of teaching, training and / or mentorship
- Evidence of participation in practice development and CPD
- Evidence of involvement in training junior staff
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Availability for on-call work
Desirable
- Advanced Life Support Resuscitation Certificate
Meets All Band 7 Criteria
Essential
- Underpinning knowledge of all aspects of echocardiography (transthoracic and transoesophageal)
- Underpinning knowledge of stress, contrast and cardiac resynchronisation modalities
- Underpinning highly specialist theoretical knowledge of the complete range of cardiac investigations and procedures provided and associated pathology and physiology
- Understanding of patient confidentiality and the Data Protection Act
- Good familiarity with medical technology
- Ability to perform a broad range of echocardiographic studies including standard transthoracic, stress, contrast and cardiac resynchronisation studies
- Ability to assist in transoesophageal investigations
- Proven recent ability to deliver practical and theoretical training to junior staff
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Effective report writing skills
- Proven organisational and time management skills
- Ability to work alone and as a member of a team
- Good analytical and judgement skills
- Good IT skills
- Basic manual handling skills
- Post-qualification experience (Master's level equivalent) as an echocardiographer with evidence of continuing professional development
- Significant recent experience delivering practical and theoretical training programmes
- BSc (Hons) in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or equivalent
- Full British Society of Echocardiography adult accreditation
- RCCP (Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists) voluntary registration or equivalent
- Immediate Life Support certification
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Desirable
- Understanding of Trust procedures, guidelines and procedures
- Awareness of key national policies and their impact on practice
- Awareness of Research and Development protocol
- Awareness of key national policies and their impact on practice
- Competence in undertaking 3D echocardiography
- Experience of cardiac physiologist led services (e.g., valve follow-up clinics, contrast studies, transoesophageal investigations)
- Research and Development experience
- Experience of leading a team
- Post-graduate diploma in Cardiac Ultrasound
- Advanced Life Support certification
- Teaching / assessor qualification
- Master's Degree
Person Specification
Meets All Band 6 Criteria
Essential
- BSc (Hons) in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or equivalent
- Post graduate qualification (or equivalent experience) in either echocardiography or cardiac rhythm management (e.g., British Society of Echocardiography adult accreditation or Heart Rhythm UK accreditation) or working towards full completion
- RCCP (Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists) voluntary registration or equivalent i.e., HCPC or AHCS
- Immediate Life Support certification
- Post-qualification experience as a Cardiac Physiologist with evidence of continuing professional development and demonstrable competency in: Ability to interpret ECG data and write a report of findings on ambulatory ECG recording. Ability to set up and use hemodynamic recording and monitoring equipment in cardiac catheterization laboratory, including IABP set up and operation. Ability to provide technical expertise at pacemaker implant and undertake pacemaker follow up or ability to perform echocardiograms with assisted reporting. Ability to supervise exercise stress testing
- Experience of teaching, training and / or mentorship
- Evidence of participation in practice development and CPD
- Evidence of involvement in training junior staff
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Availability for on-call work
Desirable
- Advanced Life Support Resuscitation Certificate
Meets All Band 7 Criteria
Essential
- Underpinning knowledge of all aspects of echocardiography (transthoracic and transoesophageal)
- Underpinning knowledge of stress, contrast and cardiac resynchronisation modalities
- Underpinning highly specialist theoretical knowledge of the complete range of cardiac investigations and procedures provided and associated pathology and physiology
- Understanding of patient confidentiality and the Data Protection Act
- Good familiarity with medical technology
- Ability to perform a broad range of echocardiographic studies including standard transthoracic, stress, contrast and cardiac resynchronisation studies
- Ability to assist in transoesophageal investigations
- Proven recent ability to deliver practical and theoretical training to junior staff
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Effective report writing skills
- Proven organisational and time management skills
- Ability to work alone and as a member of a team
- Good analytical and judgement skills
- Good IT skills
- Basic manual handling skills
- Post-qualification experience (Master's level equivalent) as an echocardiographer with evidence of continuing professional development
- Significant recent experience delivering practical and theoretical training programmes
- BSc (Hons) in Clinical Physiology (Cardiology) or equivalent
- Full British Society of Echocardiography adult accreditation
- RCCP (Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists) voluntary registration or equivalent
- Immediate Life Support certification
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Desirable
- Understanding of Trust procedures, guidelines and procedures
- Awareness of key national policies and their impact on practice
- Awareness of Research and Development protocol
- Awareness of key national policies and their impact on practice
- Competence in undertaking 3D echocardiography
- Experience of cardiac physiologist led services (e.g., valve follow-up clinics, contrast studies, transoesophageal investigations)
- Research and Development experience
- Experience of leading a team
- Post-graduate diploma in Cardiac Ultrasound
- Advanced Life Support certification
- Teaching / assessor qualification
- Master's Degree
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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